HBM Healthcare Investments : expects to report a net profit of around CHF 136 million for the financial year 2016/2017 – increase of the net asset value per share of around 15 percent

Media Release

Zug, 3 April 2017

The net asset value per HBM-share (NAV) increased by 16.2 percent to CHF 155.09 during the last quarter of the financial year ended on 31 March 2017. The share price rose by 12.5 percent to CHF 111.40. The two IPO's of Anaptys Biosciences and ObsEva from the portfolio of private companies contributed to this excellent performance in the final quarter on top of the strong value increase seen for the public companies in the portfolio.

Including the cash distribution of CHF 5.50 per share made in June 2016, the NAV per share rose by 14.5 percent and the share price increased by 17.5 percent during the financial year 2016/2017.

These results are unaudited figures, based on the current state of work on the closing of the annual financial statements. The final annual result will be published on 16 May 2017.

For further information, please contact Dr. Andreas Wicki on +41 41 710 75 77, or at andreas.wicki@hbmhealthcare.com

HBM Healthcare Investments invests in the healthcare sector. The Company holds and manages an international portfolio of promising companies in the human medicine, biotechnology, medical technology and diagnostics sectors and related areas. Many of these companies have their lead products already available on the market or at an advanced stage of development. The portfolio companies are closely tracked and actively guided in their strategic direction. This is what makes HBM Healthcare Investments an interesting alternative to investments in big pharma and biotechnology companies. HBM Healthcare Investments has an international shareholder base and is listed on SIX Swiss Exchange (ticker: HBMN).

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